Sewing And Alteration Business

1 Tips For Starting A Successful Sewing And Alteration Business (2025)

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Updated: April 14th, 2025

Want to start your own sewing and alteration business? Here are some tips you should know:

Learn more about starting a sewing and alteration business:

Where to start?

-> How much does it cost to start a sewing and alteration business?
-> Pros and cons of a sewing and alteration business

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We've interviewed thousands of successful founders at Starter Story and asked what advice they would give to entrepreneurs who are just getting started.

Here's the best advice we discovered for starting a sewing and alteration business:

#1: Saara Hafeez, founder of ALTRD:

We chatted with with Saara, founder of ALTRD ($1K/month). In our interview, Saara says:

Be patient - when you’re working all the time, the sense of reasonable time frames can be distorted. A normal sales cycle can feel excruciatingly slow - it’s helpful to be patient and remember that, generally, things will take longer than expected.